Housemaster (film)
For the original 1936 play, see Housemaster (play).
| Housemaster | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Written by |
Ian Hay (play) Dudley Leslie Elizabeth Meehan |
| Starring |
Otto Kruger Diana Churchill Phillips Holmes Joyce Barbour |
| Music by | Harry Acres |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | Flora Newton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release dates | 31 January 1938 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Housemaster is a 1938 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes. It was made by ABPC at its Elstree Studios.[1] When three young women come to stay at an elite public school, they cause disruption amongst the male students and teachers. It was based on the 1936 play of the same name by Ian Hay.
Cast
- Otto Kruger as Charles Donkin
- Diana Churchill as Rosemary Faringdon
- Phillips Holmes as Philip de Pourville
- Joyce Barbour as Barbara Fane
- Rene Ray as Chris Faringdon
- Kynaston Reeves as The Rev. Edmund Ovington
- Walter Hudd as Frank Hastings
- Michael Shepley as Victor Beamish
- John Wood as Flossie Nightingale
- Cecil Parker as Sir Berkely Nightingale
- Henry Hepworth as Bimbo Faringdon
- Rosamund Barnes as Button Faringdon
- Laurence Kitchin as Crump
- Jimmy Hanley as Travers
References
- ↑ Low p.332
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .
- Warren, Patricia. Elstree: The British Hollywood. Columbus Books, 1998.
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